prehistory

prehistory

a term used to describe the period before recorded history.

stone age
bronze age
iron age

in dividing up human prehistory, pre- historians typically use the three age system: what are those

paleolithic
mesolithic
neolithic

what are the 3 ages under stone age

stone age man 11%
bronze age man 22%

earliest known man shows signs of dental caries: stone age -
bronze age -

sucrose content of maize

when early humans shifted from hunter gatherers to agricultural civilizations about 10k years ago, caries increased due to high____

shamanism
magical medicine
toothworms

pre history dental practices includes

shamanism

is an anthropological term referencing a range of beliefs and practices regarding communication with spiritual world

shaman

is the one who practices shamanism

deity

evil gods and demons were thought to be responsible for many ailments, so often the treatments involved a supernatural element, such as beginning treatment with an appeal to a___

magical medicine

or sorcery medicine

the best known type of magical medicine is the spell, a ritualistic formula intended to bring about a specific effect

toothworms

one of the oldest and most enduring explanations for what causes tooth decay was the ____, first noted by the Sumerians around 5000 BC

toothworm

they believed that tooth decay was the result of a _____making holes in the teeth